Multiple exposures

A ‘multiple exposure’ is a type of photograph that is created by exposing the same frame of film to light more than once. Multiple exposures allow a photographer to superimpose one subject or scene over another on the same frame of a photograph. Multiple exposures can also be created digitally, (the technique I used) although this is done during post processing by overlaying multiple photography over each other. A sports sequence photograph can be seen as being another example of a multiple exposure.

Example by Man Ray

For mine I used my portrait photos taken with Oliver Duran and put them all into one photoshop project as different layers. I adjusted the position of the images and reduced the opacity of all but one of them to create the multiple exposure effect seen below.

Final Image

Overall I think this image came out well but I didn’t like the way the photos were at different distances from the camera and there was a lack of movement so I went back to the studio to take some more photos.


Three images I used to create the below piece
Final Image

I think that this image came out a lot better as the photos I used were more similar and consistent i.e same lighting and angles. I also asked for them to move their head slightly between shots which I think creates an interesting effect.


One thought on “Multiple exposures”

  1. You should have blog posts 1-5 published by now…
    Please add a focused range of possible inspirations.
    Please add your photo shoot plans and initial images / contact sheets from Adobe Lightroom and remember to be reflective and critical at all times…analyse your own images as well as the images by your chosen artists

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